One person was killed early Monday in a crash after a police pursuit, according to police.A Merrimac police officer who was on patrol on Route 110 near Wallace Way at 12:11 a.m. noticed a license plate light out on a 2003 Honda Civic, and the officer attempted to make a traffic stop, police said.The driver sped away, and the officer lost sight of the vehicle, police said.The officer saw skid marks in the road a few minutes later and found that the vehicle had crashed into a utility pole.The driver, a man from Lawrence, was killed, police said. His front-seat passenger, a man from Lawrence, was partially ejected from the vehicle and was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.Police said another passenger, a 17-year-old boy, was later found and taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Police said the plates on the vehicle were stolen.The incident is under investigation.Get the WCVB News App

MERRIMAC, Mass. —

One person was killed early Monday in a crash after a police pursuit, according to police.

A Merrimac police officer who was on patrol on Route 110 near Wallace Way at 12:11 a.m. noticed a license plate light out on a 2003 Honda Civic, and the officer attempted to make a traffic stop, police said.

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The driver sped away, and the officer lost sight of the vehicle, police said.

The officer saw skid marks in the road a few minutes later and found that the vehicle had crashed into a utility pole.

The driver, a man from Lawrence, was killed, police said. His front-seat passenger, a man from Lawrence, was partially ejected from the vehicle and was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.

Police said another passenger, a 17-year-old boy, was later found and taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.